December1880 in Openshaw,
Manchester, Lancashire [registered in
Chorlton, March 1881].

Notes

Openshaw is in the registration district
of Chorlton.... there are only two Herbert Burgess', one born in 1879, the
other 1881. The census' reveal only the 1881 was born in Openshaw.
Wikipedia offer Herbert Larry Burgess born 25 February 1883 in
Openshaw. This is simply WRONG! (There is no Herbert Larry's, and no
Openshaw-born Burgess' in 1883)

According to the 1881 census,
the five-month old Herbert is the only child to Richard and Mary and living at 92
Burgess Street in Openshaw. They have an Irish lodger, Mary's mother.

According to the 1891 census,
Herbert now has two younger sisters, and they all live at 88 South Street
in Openshaw. His father is a packing-case maker.

According to the 1901 census,
dubiously, Herbert is a blacksmith, and he has another
younger brother and the six of them live at 3 Elsian Street in South
Manchester.

According to the 1911 census,
still with his parents at The Woodman Hotel, 752 Oldham Road in Newton
Heath. He is a blacksmith.

Died

December1951, aged
71 years ? days[registered in Ashton, Lancashire]. Another possibility is
23 September 1961, but that Herbert left his estate to his widow, Annie.

Height/Weight

5'
4¾", 11st.
4lbs [1904].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s)

Assisted many junior
clubs in Manchester, namely St. Francis FC, Gorton FC, Openshaw United FC
and Moss Side FC, before he joined Glossop FC in 1900. Joined Manchester
City FC in July 1903, and played 85 league appearances, scoring
twice. Burgess was supposed to have joined Everton FC, as all
agreements were signed, but instead joined rivals Manchester United FC in
December 1906
for four players and £1400 and made another 49 league
appearances. He retired in 1910.

Club honours

FA Cup winners
1903-04; Football League Champions 1907-08;

Individual honours

Football League
(seven appearances)

Distinctions

None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number

One of seven who became the 290th players
(290) to appear for England.

After retiring from playing, Burgess
subsequently coached in Spain, Italy and Hungary. In August 1921, he was
in Budapest holding the appointment of trainer of the Hungarian League
Champions. Also managed Padova, Milan and Roma between 1922 and 1932 in
Italy. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.54.

Herbert Burgess - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

4

4

4

360

0

0
min

0

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.